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Start Line Chaos Ends Race For Ambrose At Albert Park

March 15, 2015

MELBOURNE, VIC - 15 March, 2015 – The final race at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix for V8 Supercars was over before it started for Marcos Ambrose. The rolling start format played havoc with the mid filed as cars were fanning out four wide before the starting line.

Marcos Ambrose dived to the right as cars were spinning in front of him, but under acceleration was caught by a slow moving Will Davison hitting him hard in the rear. The Wurth Falcon was out on the spot and Ambrose’s return the Albert Park circuit was over.

The DJR Team Penske crew return to Queensland today and will head to Symmons Plains after a quick turnaround of just five days.

Marcos Ambrose – No 17 Wurth Ford Falcon FG X
“Probably the shortest race I have ever had to be honest. The restart rules are fairly clear but there seems to be a lot of confusion when you put it into practice. When the leader does take off, everyone is entitled to go and start racing before the start finish line. The back half of the field took off and we were down the back there, and it was like the leaders had almost stopped. There was a chain reaction accident and we were out. The Grand Prix weekend has been a tough weekend and now I am looking forward to Tasmania.”

Team Penske is one of the most successful teams in the history of professional sports. Cars owned and prepared by Team Penske have produced more than 470 major race wins, over 540 pole positions and 32 Championships across open-wheel, stock car and sports car racing competition. Over the course of its 52-year history, the team has also earned 16 Indianapolis 500 victories, two Daytona 500 Championships, a Formula 1 win and overall victories in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring. For 2018, Team Penske will compete in the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR XFINITY Series and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The team also races in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, in a partnership with Dick Johnson Racing, as DJR Team Penske.